scholarly journals A tale of two journals or how Elsevier pushed open access in Linguistics

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Krämer ◽  
Johan Rooryck
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Pricing Policy ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Fast Change ◽  
General Linguistics

Watch the VIDEO of the presentation.In this talk I provide the background on the transition of a top journal in Linguistics to open access and discuss open access publishing in Linguistics and the problems of this particular transition.The journal Lingua was hosted and marketed by Elsevier which charges substantial subscription fees for its journals and charges authors who want to have their articles published as open access. In the fall of 2015, the editors of the journal wrote a letter to their publishing house Elsevier to express their discomfort with the pricing policy for their journal and asking for a more reasonable policy. Elsevier's reaction to this letter led to the stepping-down of the editors, followed immediately by the complete editorial board. The entire academic Lingua team immediately founded a new journal, Glossa: a journal of general linguistics, which is completely Open Access, published by Ubiquity Press and funded through the Open Library of Humanities. This new foundation was necessary since Elsevier regards Lingua as one of their products and is continuing to publish the journal with a new editorial team.The case received quite some media attention, among others Times Higher Education, Inside Higher Education, The Independent, Slate, and Wired reported. In this talk I will provide the details of the story and discuss commercial and open access publishing in the relatively small field of Linguistics. The conclusion is that it is doable to move even a high profile journal out from behind a huge paywall. Apparently, the Norwegian higher education system isn't quite rigged for this kind of fast change yet if it involves movement of expertise from one label to another rather than movement of the label. While the NSD has approved Glossa this fall, it was granted only the lower level of the system, while Lingua was, and still is, at the top level.

scholarly journals Awareness of predatory journals and open access publishing among orthopaedic and trauma surgeons – results from an online survey in Germany

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elke Maurer ◽  
Nike Walter ◽  
Tina Histing ◽  
Lydia Anastasopoulou ◽  
Thaqif El Khassawna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Trauma Surgery ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Predatory Journals ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Trauma Surgeons

Abstract Background Along with emerging open access journals (OAJ) predatory journals increasingly appear. As they harm accurate and good scientific research, we aimed to examine the awareness of predatory journals and open access publishing among orthopaedic and trauma surgeons. Methods In an online survey between August and December 2019 the knowledge on predatory journals and OAJ was tested with a hyperlink made available to the participants via the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU) email distributor. Results Three hundred fifty orthopaedic and trauma surgeons participated, of which 291 complete responses (231 males (79.4%), 54 females (18.6%) and 5 N/A (2.0%)) were obtained. 39.9% were aware of predatory journals. However, 21.0% knew about the “Directory of Open Access Journals” (DOAJ) as a register for non-predatory open access journals. The level of profession (e.g. clinic director, consultant) (p = 0.018) influenced the awareness of predatory journals. Interestingly, participants aware of predatory journals had more often been listed as corresponding authors (p < 0.001) and were well published as first or last author (p < 0.001). Awareness of OAJ was masked when journal selection options did not to provide any information on the editorial board, the peer review process or the publication costs. Conclusion The impending hazard of predatory journals is unknown to many orthopaedic and trauma surgeons. Early stage clinical researchers must be trained to differentiate between predatory and scientifically accurate journals.

scholarly journals “Journal of Horticulture and Plant Research” - New Open Access Scholarly Journal

2017 ◽  
Vol 0 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Tran Dang Khanh
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Scholarly Journal ◽  
Plant Research

On behalf of the Editorial Board and with this first issue, we are very pleased to announce the launch of the Journal of Horticulture and Plant Research (JHPR) which is published and owned by the Publishing House SciPress Ltd, Switzerland.

scholarly journals Introduction: Nordic Research in Music Education Volume 1

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Guro Gravem Johansen ◽  
Anna Houmann ◽  
Danielle Treacy
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
The Public

Volume 20 of the Nordic Research in Music Education Yearbook marks the yearbook’s transition from printed physical book to open access publishing under the name Nordic Research in Music Education (NRME), as part of a newly established collaboration between the Norwegian Academy of Music and the Norwegian publishing house Cappelen Damm Akademisk. As editors, we endorse this development towards improved visibility, a better profile, and the widening of access to research in music education to the public.

scholarly journals “Sustainable Geoscience and Geotourism” - An International Scientific Open Access Journal

2017 ◽  
Vol 0 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Dmytro Prykhodchenko
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Open Access Journal

On behalf of the editorial board, we are very pleased to announce the launch of the open access journal Sustainable Geoscience and Geotourism (SGG) published and owned by the Publishing house SciPress Ltd, Switzerland.

scholarly journals BMC medicine editorial board members on open access publishing

BMC Medicine ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R Carmont ◽  
Stephen D Lawn ◽  
Babill Stray-Pedersen ◽  
Yehuda Shoenfeld ◽  
Pascal Meier
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Board Members

scholarly journals Gaps in persistence under open-access and tuition-free public higher education policies

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Adrogue ◽  
Ana María García de Fanelli
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Latin American ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Higher Education Policies

The massification of Argentine higher education intensified in the context of open-access and tuition free public university policies. Although Argentina stands out in relation to enrollment in higher education, it faces serious problems in terms of retention and graduation. To study the factors associated with dropout in the higher education system, we use the Permanent Household Survey, or EPH, to measure these phenomena. The EPH is a quarterly national survey that systematically and permanently collects data on the population’s demographic, educational, labor and socioeconomic characteristics. Based on the EPH, we calculated the global dropout and graduation rates by socioeconomic status and gender and used logistic regression models to estimate the effect of some demographic, socioeconomic, institutional and financial factors on dropout probability. Among the main findings, we observed that the socioeconomic status and being a first-generation student matter. We detected that being a first-generation student, even after controlling for the socioeconomic status of the student’s household, gender, the type of institution (tertiary non-university or university) and having a scholarship, implies a higher probability of dropout. We conclude that these results are most germane to public policy design and possible replications of this methodology in other Latin American countries. 

scholarly journals Predatory journals and dubious publishers: how to avoid being their prey

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Kisely
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Warning Signs ◽  
Scholarly Activity ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
List Type ◽  
Predatory Journals ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Predatory Journal

SUMMARYOpen access publishing has a dark side, the predatory publishers and journals that exist for revenue rather than scholarly activity. This article helps researchers to: (1) identify some of the commonly used tactics and characteristics of predatory publishing; and (2) avoid falling prey to them. In summary, authors should choose the journal for submission themselves and never respond to unsolicited emails. It is also important to check blacklists such as ‘Stop Predatory Journals’ and whitelists such the Directory of Open Access Journals.LEARNING OBJECTIVESAfter reading this article, readers should be able to do the following: •be aware of the dangers of predatory journals and publishers•use blacklists of predatory journals and publishers’ whitelists of legitimate open access journals•be aware of warning signs that might suggest a predatory journal or publisher.DECLARATION OF INTERESTS.K. is on the editorial board of BJPsych International. He also receives five to ten spam emails a day from predatory journals and publishers.

scholarly journals In an open publishing house not so far, far away…

BJPsych Open ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. e12-e13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Kaufman ◽  
Gin S. Malhi ◽  
Amanda Baxter ◽  
Kamaldeep Bhui
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Pubmed Central ◽  
The Many ◽  
Scientific Standards ◽  
Journal Office

SummaryAs BJPsych Open completes its first circle around the sun and marks its first anniversary, we share with you its strengths and advantages that underpin its success as a new journal. First and foremost, the editorial team has maintained rigorous scientific standards while pursuing an open access publishing model that, by design, accommodates a broad range of clinical and scientific topics. Fundamental to BJPsych Open's mission has been our policy of accepting papers that are both methodologically sound and intellectually stimulating. The calibre of the journal has already been recognised, with recent notification of indexing all its content in PubMed Central. This reflects the quality of submissions and is the result of concerted efforts by the authors, the editorial board, the many selfless reviewers and our dedicated staff in the journal office. We urge you to join us on this exciting journey and look to your input as authors, readers and reviewers to help shape this fledgling enterprise, destined to become a force to be reckoned with.

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